Ayaz Amir in Dawn has take on the Denmark Cartoon issue.
Muslim masses in general want their rulers to stand up to the West. Hence the popularity of the tyrant Saddam Hussain and Usama bin Laden in some sections of the Muslim world.They are admired not for their actions but for having the guts to face up the West.The Americans and others instead of admitting this pretend that the radicals "hate freedom". Current Muslim leaders are seen as ineffectual and do not seem to articulate the anger which Muslims feel.In a simplistic manner the reasoning goes : Since our governments do not do anything we will have to do something ourselves .People lose touch with Fiqh and then go astray.They forget the virtues of Sabr (patience) and depending upon Allah and go off on a tangent.